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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and 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 participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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