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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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