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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. 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 quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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