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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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