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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment 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 participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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