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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take 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 MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education 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 instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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