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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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