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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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