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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning 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 be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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