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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and 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 get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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