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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. 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 these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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