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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-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 organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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