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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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