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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning 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 educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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