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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended 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 stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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