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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores 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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