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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative 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 organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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