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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance 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 educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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