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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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