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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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