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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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 online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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