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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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