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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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