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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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