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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? 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 stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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