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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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