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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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