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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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