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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. 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 satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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