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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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