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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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