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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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