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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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