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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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