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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because 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 educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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