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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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