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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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