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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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