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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? 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 manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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