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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education 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 teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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