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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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