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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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