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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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