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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education 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 stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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