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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because 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 institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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