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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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