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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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