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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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