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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? 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 we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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