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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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