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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning 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 teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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