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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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