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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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