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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original 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 educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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