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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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