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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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