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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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