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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand these important new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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