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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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