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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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