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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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