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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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