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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because 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 institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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