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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology 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 we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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