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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation 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 teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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