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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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