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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology 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 participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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