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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. 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 these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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