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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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