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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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