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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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