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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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