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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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