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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. 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 of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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