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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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