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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original 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 institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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