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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling 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 we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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