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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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