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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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