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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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