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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative 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 deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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