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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What 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 participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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