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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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