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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing 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 be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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