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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental 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 organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key 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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