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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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