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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering today because elearning 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 we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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