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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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