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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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