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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment 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 educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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