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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today 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 we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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