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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because learning 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 we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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