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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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