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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental 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 organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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