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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices 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 problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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