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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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