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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information 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 gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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