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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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