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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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