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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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