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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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