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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-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 ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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