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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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