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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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