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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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