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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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