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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation 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 deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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