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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning 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 assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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