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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massively 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 participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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