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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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