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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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