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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? 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 participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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