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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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