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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing 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 organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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