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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended 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 participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major 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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