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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental 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 educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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