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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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