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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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