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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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