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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education 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 organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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