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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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