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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? 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 teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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