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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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