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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online education 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 organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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