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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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