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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online 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 institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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