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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. 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 e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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