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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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