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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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