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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly 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 a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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