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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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