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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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