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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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