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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about 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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