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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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