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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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