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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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