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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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