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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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