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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning 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 make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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