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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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