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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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