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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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