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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning 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 stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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