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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and 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 participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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