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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today 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 organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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