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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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