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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? 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 organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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