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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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