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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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