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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? 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 we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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