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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance 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 stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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