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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment 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 deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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