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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation 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 stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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