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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free 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 many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original 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 issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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