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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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