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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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