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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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