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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online education 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 teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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