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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning 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 stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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