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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online 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 stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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