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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. 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 free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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