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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-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 guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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