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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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