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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment 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 problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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