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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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