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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important 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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