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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental 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 get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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