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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massively open online 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 organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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