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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. 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 quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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