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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental 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 stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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