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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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