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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online 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 we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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