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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that 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 teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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