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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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