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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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