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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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