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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in 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. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative 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 inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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