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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation 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 institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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