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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning 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 certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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