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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning 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 organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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