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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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