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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity 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 teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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