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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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