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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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