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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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