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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning 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 participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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