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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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