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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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