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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate 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. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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