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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-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 organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the 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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