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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning 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 stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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