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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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