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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the 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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