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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? 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 organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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