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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended 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 educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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