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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because 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 assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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