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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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