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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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