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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning 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 be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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