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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental 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 participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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