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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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