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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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