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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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