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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing 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 certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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