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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and 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 institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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