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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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