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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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