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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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