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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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