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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. 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 teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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