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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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