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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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