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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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