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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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