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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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