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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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