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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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