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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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