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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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