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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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