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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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