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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing 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 institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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