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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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