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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. 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 instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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