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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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