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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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