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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving 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 control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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