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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original 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 we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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