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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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