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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. 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 these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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