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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental 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 participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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