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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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