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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. 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 MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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