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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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