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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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