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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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