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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology 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 teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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