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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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