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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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