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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance 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 educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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