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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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