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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses 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. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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