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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing 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 make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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