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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-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 institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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