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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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