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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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