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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses? What original 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 teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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