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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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