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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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