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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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