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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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