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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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