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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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