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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and 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 manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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