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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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