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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What 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 teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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