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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing 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 ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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