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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation 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 teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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