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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning 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 organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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