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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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