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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original 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 manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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