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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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