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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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