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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning 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 we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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