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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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