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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX 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 teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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