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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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