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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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