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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning 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 organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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