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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal 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 stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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