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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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