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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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