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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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