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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because online education 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 participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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