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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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