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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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