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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-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 we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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