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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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