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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving 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 make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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