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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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