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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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