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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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