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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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