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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. 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 training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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