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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What original 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 handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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