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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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