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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental 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 issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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