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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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