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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? 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 institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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