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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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