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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important 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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