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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. 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 quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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