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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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