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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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