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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation 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 we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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