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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative 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 deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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