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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online 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 assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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