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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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