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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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