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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation 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 organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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