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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. 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 assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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