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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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