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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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