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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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