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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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