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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative 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 manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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