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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning 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 be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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