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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews 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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