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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original 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 low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education