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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning 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 educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews 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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