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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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