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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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