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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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