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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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