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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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