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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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