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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider 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 teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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