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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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