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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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