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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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