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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? 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 student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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