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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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