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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)