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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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