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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. 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 MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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