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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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