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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices 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 problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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