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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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