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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing 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 MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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