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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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