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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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