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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC 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 institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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