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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? 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 inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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