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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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