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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology 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 educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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