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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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