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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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