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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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