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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. 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 education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the 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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