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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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