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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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