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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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