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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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