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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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