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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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