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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores 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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