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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning enable learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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