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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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