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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental 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 stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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