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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental 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 institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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