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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online 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 stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses 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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