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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative 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 institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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