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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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