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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. 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 education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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