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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive 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 institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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