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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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