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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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