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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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