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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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