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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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