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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving 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 training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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