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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving 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 instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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