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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology 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 educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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