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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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