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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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