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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment 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 teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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