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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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