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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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