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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Panama 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 teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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