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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. 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 control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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