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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing 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 assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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