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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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