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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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