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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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