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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental 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 handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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