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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning enable students all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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