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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. 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. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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