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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. 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 quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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