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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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