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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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