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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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