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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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