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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental 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 problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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