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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? 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 organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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