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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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