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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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