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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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