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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing 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 certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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