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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning enable people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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