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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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