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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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