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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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