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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and 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 stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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