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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online 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 make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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