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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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