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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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