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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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