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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? 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 organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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