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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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