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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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