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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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