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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning 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 we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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