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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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