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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and 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 organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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