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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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