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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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