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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning 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 guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major 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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