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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands 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 teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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