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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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