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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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