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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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