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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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