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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because distance 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 we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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