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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance 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 organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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