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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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