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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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