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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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