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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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