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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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