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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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