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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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