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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? 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 stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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