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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental 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 inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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