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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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