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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because 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 stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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