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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers 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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