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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original 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 institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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