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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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