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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that 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 organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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