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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. 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 schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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