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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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