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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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