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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing 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 MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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