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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation 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 the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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