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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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