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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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