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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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