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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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