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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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