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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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