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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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