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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? 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 institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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