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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively 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 educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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