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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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