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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that elearning 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 we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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