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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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