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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources