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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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