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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative 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 participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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