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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal 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 institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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