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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation 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 inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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