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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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