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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)