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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment 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 we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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