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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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