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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental 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 teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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