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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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