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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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