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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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