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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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