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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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