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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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