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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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