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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that 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 organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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