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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental 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 teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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