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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. 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 instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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