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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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