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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning 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 institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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