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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. 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 training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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