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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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