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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. 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 these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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