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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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