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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning 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. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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