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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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