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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and 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 we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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