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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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