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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany 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 institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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