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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental 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 we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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