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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. 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. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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