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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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