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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original 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 teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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