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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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