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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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