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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving 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 instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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