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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment 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 participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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