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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing 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 guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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