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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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