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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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