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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC classes? 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 organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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