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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. 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 commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative 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 teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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