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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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