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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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