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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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