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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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