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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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