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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 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 ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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