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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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