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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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