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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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