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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and 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 student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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