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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning 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 teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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