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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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