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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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