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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and 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 motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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