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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What 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 get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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