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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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