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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance 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 educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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