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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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