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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. 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 online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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