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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning 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 educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important 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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