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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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